Over the past few years, this publishing company has produced some admirable publications; they are well presented with clean and easy-to-read printing and usually contain very good student material. This edition under revew is no exception.
... La forêt enchantée is a collection of twelve interesting, entertaining and educational guitar solos.
... this book has quite a number of contrasting pieces. Après la pluie is a slow, impressionistic work with shades of Milan Tesar appearing in one or two places and Pour une Nymphe en Allée is a beautifully lyrical 'song' with a melancholy air. Compare these 'to the 'bass heavy, rhythmic Picnic of the Pigs and the very enjoyable tribute to the most influential pop group in musical history Four Beetles in a Strawberry Field, with infuriatingly small
snippets of the melodies and harmonies from a few Beatles songs.
The rest of the compositions are equally as enjoyable and contain quite a number of practical and useful considerations for the student to get the grips with...
(Steve Marsh, Classical Guitar)
